CORVETTE COLORS
Roman Red Corvette: Every Year, Code and How Many Were Built
Roman Red on the Chevrolet Corvette, 1959–1962: what the color is, the GM paint code in every year, how many were built and what share of the year that was, the interiors it came with, a picture gallery for each year, the chart of its run and the colors that came before and after it.
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The Basics
The Color: Solid bright red, the late-C1 red (1959–1962)
GM Codes: none on the early charts
Years Offered: 1959–1962 (4 model years)
Generations: C1 (1953–62)
Built: 4,865 with GM counts; no counts for 1962
Best Year: 1961, 1,794 cars (16.4% of the year)
Color Family: Red (every red Corvette color)
Also Called: No code on the C1 charts; replaced Signet Red, replaced by Riverside Red
Paint Codes: 1959–1962: WA2622 / PPG DDL-70961 / DuPont 2931
Pictures: 4 picture posts on the site, one per model year
By Generation: C1
The Overview
Roman Red was offered on the Corvette in 1959–1962: 4 model years across the C1 generation. GM’s color counts put 4,865 Roman Red Corvettes on the road, 1,794 of them in 1961 alone; no per-color records survive for 1962.
Solid bright red, the late-C1 red (1959–1962). Its share of a year’s production ran from 15 to 16 percent. It was a no-cost color. The interiors most often paired with it were Black. The chart below shows the run year by year; the generation sections carry every year’s code, count, share, interiors and picture.
This page has every year Roman Red was offered with its GM code, how many were built, its share of the year and the interiors it came with, the site’s picture gallery for each year, a chart of the run, the related colors, and the FAQs. It is one of 77 color pages on CorvSport; the Red Corvettes page lists every red the factory ever sprayed, and Corvette Colors by Year has the full chart for each model year.
The Story of Roman Red
Roman Red was the C1’s red for its last four years, about 1,500 to 1,800 cars a year from 1959 to 1961; GM kept no 1962 counts. It is the red of the 1961 ducktail and the 1962 327 fuel-injected cars, usually with a red or black interior and the silver or white cove through 1961.
Riverside Red replaced it on the 1963 Sting Ray.
The Roman Red Cars to Know
1961 Roman Red (1,794); 1962 Roman Red 327 Fuelies; 1959 Roman Red (1,542).
MORE: THE MOST POPULAR COLORS BY GENERATION / 70 YEARS OF LEAST & MOST POPULAR COLORS / ALL RED CORVETTES
Roman Red by Generation
Roman Red across the 1 generation it was offered on: the years, the GM paint code each generation used, how many were built with GM’s counts, the biggest year and the interiors most often paired with it. Each generation has its own section below with every year.
MORE: THE C1 HUB
| GENERATION | YEARS | CODE(S) | BUILT | BEST YEAR | INTERIORS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 Corvette | 1959–1962 | none on the early charts | 4,865 | 1961 (1,794) | Black |
Roman Red by Year: How Many Were Built
GM’s production counts for Roman Red in every year it was offered, with the years GM kept no color records marked n/a. The peak was 1961 at 1,794 cars; the full table for each year, with codes, shares and interiors, is in the generation sections below.
Roman Red on the C1 Corvette (1953–62)
Roman Red on the C1 (1953–62): offered 1959–1962. 4,865 cars by GM’s count, the best year 1961 with 1,794. No per-color counts survive for 1962. Every year links to its research page (the full color chart, options and prices for that year) and to the site’s picture post for the color.
MORE: THE C1 HUB / THE 1961 RESEARCH PAGE / ALL C1 COLOR POSTS / ALL C1 COLORS
Colors Related to Roman Red
The colors that came before and after Roman Red, the ones it is confused with and the ones that shared its slot on the chart. Each has its own page or a line on its family page.
MORE: EVERY RED CORVETTE COLOR / ALL CORVETTE COLORS / COLORS BY YEAR
| COLOR | YEARS | BUILT | FAMILY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rally Red | 1965–1968 | 12,313 | Red | See the Rally Red page |
| Riverside Red | 1963–1964 | 5,274 | Red | On the Red Corvettes page |
| Signet Red | 1958 | 1,399 | Red | On the Red Corvettes page |
| Honduras Maroon | 1960–1962 | 2,847 | Red | See the Honduras Maroon page |
Roman Red Paint Codes: GM, WA, PPG and DuPont
The codes a body shop or a judge needs for Roman Red: the GM order code on the trim tag or service parts label, GM’s WA formula number and the PPG / Ditzler and DuPont mixing codes where they are documented. Where a code is blank the sources did not list one; the notes say where a source disagreed.
MORE: THE RPO CODES LIBRARY / THE VIN DECODER
| YEARS | GM CODE | WA | PPG / DITZLER | DUPONT | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959–1962 | 506A / 923 | WA2622 | DDL-70961 | 2931 | Solid red. (confidence: medium) |
Red Corvette Wallpapers
Desktop and phone wallpapers of red Corvettes from the site’s wallpaper collections.
Red Corvette Wallpapers — the color collection
All Corvette Wallpapers — by generation and by color
FAQs
What years was the Corvette offered in Roman Red?
1959–1962: 4 model years on the C1. Roman Red was the C1’s red for its last four years, about 1,500 to 1,800 cars a year from 1959 to 1961; GM kept no 1962 counts.
What is the GM paint code for Roman Red?
Code none on the early charts. The paint-shop codes are 1959–1962: WA2622 / PPG DDL-70961 / DuPont 2931.
How many Roman Red Corvettes were built?
4,865 by GM’s counts (1,794 in 1961, the biggest year); GM kept no color records for 1962, so the true figure is higher.
Which Corvette models and editions came in Roman Red?
1961 Roman Red (1,794); 1962 Roman Red 327 Fuelies; 1959 Roman Red (1,542). In its years it was available on every body style and model unless the year’s note says otherwise; the year tables above say which.
Is Roman Red a metallic, a tintcoat or a solid color?
Solid bright red, the late-C1 red (1959–1962). It was a no-cost color in every year it was offered.
What was the most popular year for Roman Red?
1961, with 1,794 cars, 16.4% of that year’s production.
What colors are similar to Roman Red?
Rally Red, Riverside Red, Signet Red, Honduras Maroon. The Red Corvettes page has every red the factory offered, with the years and counts side by side.
Where can I see pictures of Roman Red Corvettes?
The site has a picture post for each year Roman Red was offered — real cars photographed in the real color — linked from the year tables above and in the picture grids on this page; the Red Corvettes page and the wallpaper collection have more.
How does the Roman Red page fit with the rest of the Corvette colors research?
Every model year has a research page with the full color chart (codes, counts, interiors and soft tops), the Colors by Year page indexes them, every color with three or more years has a page like this one, and the twelve family pages (Red, Blue, Black, White, Silver, Yellow, Gray, Green, Orange, Purple, Gold, Brown) list every shade ever offered.
